How To Train A Cat To Not Do Something

Introduction

Look, we all love our cats, but sometimes those furry little darlings can be a veritable nightmare. They scratch the furniture when you want them to come cuddle in your lap, they crawl into boxes when you want them to enjoy their new cat bed, and they run away from you when you’re trying to give them treats. Even an untrained cat knows how to push your buttons—and it’s not like they respond perfectly to training. So what’s a pet parent to do? Well, though it may seem impossible at times, there are ways to train a cat not to do things that aren’t actually trained behaviors (at least according to behaviorists). The trick is timing and consistency.

cats will not obey anybody, even if they like you.

Because cats are not people and because they do not understand language, they cannot be trained to do something merely by asking them nicely. Cats will not obey anybody, even if they like you. In fact, the only way cats can be taught is through repetition and consistency in training. A cat will learn what it needs to know when it needs to know it—and that’s the best we can hope for!

figure out what the cat wants to do and what it doesn’t want to do

To train your cat to do something, you need to first figure out what it doesn’t want to do. Think about the behavior you want to stop and ask yourself what might make it happen. Then, reverse that process and figure out how the cat can achieve the opposite result.

For example, if your cat is scratching at the couch cushions when you’re watching TV together, it probably wants attention—so instead of teaching it not to scratch at all (even though that’s what most people would recommend), teach your little feline friend how to get attention in a more appropriate way: by meowing or rubbing up against your legs while sitting on top of an empty cardboard box.

do the thing that you want the cat to stop doing yourself a lot until it gets scared of you.

So, you want to help your cat stop doing something. It’s not that simple, but it can be done.

Get a friend or family member to come over and stay with you while you do the thing that you want the cat to stop doing yourself a lot until it gets scared of you (did I say scared? I meant uncomfortable).
The friend/family member should stand behind you while they try their hardest not to laugh at how ridiculous this whole situation is.
You need to do the action that makes the cat uncomfortable in front of them as well because they’ll get used to seeing it if they’re not present when its happening every day while they visit so much as once every few months or so due to other obligations like work and school.* #ENDWRITE

If a cat is going to go somewhere, you can block its way. But make sure that when it moves away from the place, you let it go wherever it wants.

Block the cat’s path
Don’t force the cat to do anything
Don’t let the cat go somewhere else if it doesn’t want to
Let the cat go wherever it wants

With persistence and good timing, cats can be trained. But they’re still cats, so don’t expect miracles.

Cats are not dogs. They’re not children, nor are they human. They’re cats, and as such, they don’t do things like people or robots do them. Each cat is an individual: some cats love to run up and down the fence on rainy days; others prefer to hide in a corner when it’s cold outside. Some cats thrive on attention and affection, while others would rather be left alone with their thoughts (and mice). All of these things are true of your cat(s), but there’s one other thing that matters more than anything else: timing.

If you want your cat to obey your commands, you’ll need exactly the right timing for every single command you give him or her—no more than 1 second before sounding off the command word(s) and no less than 1 second after issuing it (unless otherwise noted).

You can’t train a cat to not do anything, but you can make things inconvenient for them.

There’s a reason your cat sits in front of you and stares at you with that smug expression whenever you’re trying to eat: they know that they are the masters of doing whatever they want, even if it means inconveniencing their owners. If you’ve been wondering how to train your cat not to do something, don’t worry—that’s not possible. You can only train them to do things and make sure that those things are inconvenient for them.

If your cat jumps on the table when it’s time for dinner, don’t scold him or her—just move him off the table and onto the floor where he belongs (and then give him his own plate). He won’t like it at first, but after a while he’ll learn that jumping on tables isn’t fun anymore because there’s nowhere else for him to go! Once he’s accustomed himself to being on all fours instead of two legs up high above everything else, life will go back as normal again and everyone will be happy except maybe mommy who still has nightmares about stepping on kitty toes every time she walks through doorways…

Conclusion

This is not to say that cats can’t be trained, but it’s important for you to understand what you’re trying to do when training your cat. If you want them to stop knocking things off of counters or tables, then don’t let them up there—even if they try to climb onto the table repeatedly. If they keep climbing on top of your dresser, then take the time every day or so to close the bedroom door. It won’t happen overnight, but eventually they will get tired of trying and give up (or learn how much harder it is).